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J.A.M.I.N. Teacher Spotlight

J.A.M.I.N. Teacher Spotlight

Mangrove Education and Restoration Program Blog I have arrived at the University of the West Indies Discovery Bay Marine Lab in Jamaica and I’m anxious to implement the final phase of the J.A.M.I.N. program. This is the second year of

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BAM Mangrove Project Completion

BAM! BAM!

Mangrove Education and Restoration Program Blog Over the past eight months, in partnership with Friends of the Environment, we have successfully piloted the B.A.M. program in two high schools on Abaco Island, Bahamas – Abaco Central High School and Forest

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Bahamas Mangrove Project student up to her knees in mud.

World Changers… One Student at a Time

Mangrove Education and Restoration Program Blog A Bahamas Mangrove Project Teacher Reflection By Michelle Bailey, Science Teacher Abaco Central High School   A few years ago a student’s parent told me that her daughter refused to let her use pesticides

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The B.A.M. Program is Pretty Cool

The B.A.M. Program is Pretty Cool

Mangrove Education and Restoration Program Blog A guest blog by Shania Roberts, Grade 11, Forest Heights Academy and participant in the Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (B.A.M.) program.     During this whole mangrove experiment with the Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves

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My Year Participating in the B.A.M. mangrove project

My Year Participating in the B.A.M. Mangrove Project

Mangrove Education and Restoration Program Blog A guest blog by Keonte Nightingale, Grade 11, Forest Heights Academy and participant in the Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (B.A.M.) program.     Ever since the B.A.M. mangrove project, I have become much more aware

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Helping Students Love Mangroves

Helping Students Love Mangroves

A guest blog by: Cassandra Abraham  Education Officer  Friends of the Environment   Mangrove Education and Restoration Program Blog Mangroves are one of the most productive ecosystems in the world. In small island nations like The Bahamas, where most people

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Acclimating & Planting Mangroves: B.A.M. The Final Phase

B.A.M. The Final Phase – Acclimating & Planting Mangroves

Mangrove Education and Restoration Program Blog I’m back in the Bahamas for the final installment of the Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (B.A.M.) program. Students from Abaco Central High School and Forest Heights Academy have been successfully growing red mangrove propagules (seedlings)

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Students enjoying our Mangrove Organism Show and Tell

There’s a first time for everything

Mangrove Education and Restoration Program Blog After spending two weeks in the Caribbean, we have successfully implemented the J.A.M.I.N. and B.A.M. programs. This trip, my favorite part has been watching the students light up when they interact with the animals that

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Inside the Mangrove Forest

Inside the Mangrove Forest

Mangrove Education and Restoration Program Blog Sometimes as an educator it is difficult to inspire students, even if we are passionate about an issue. No matter what I do in the classroom, I still feel like I can’t reach some youth.

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JAMIN Experience

My Experience with J.A.M.I.N

Jamaican high school student, Javar Barnes, chronicles his JAMIN experience learning about Jamaican mangroves through participating in the Foundation’s Jamaica Awareness of Mangroves in Nature (J.A.M.I.N.) program. Mangrove Education and Restoration Program Blog My experience with the J.A.M.I.N. (Jamaica Awareness of Mangroves

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